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 Should You Lead Your Singleton? by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, you will have a singleton to lead.

Should you always lead it?

Good luck!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 7 6 2
♥ Q J 9 6 2
♦ 7
♣ 7 6 3 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass4♠PassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♦7 - This is a perfect hand to lead your singleton.

You have a weak hand, so there is a good chance that your partner can get on lead to give you a ruff before your opponents can draw trumps.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 9 6 5 2
♥ 7
♦ Q 9 6 2
♣ A 9 6 4 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass2♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♠6 - A singleton trump makes for a bad lead; you would be helping declarer to pick up your partner's trumps.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 9 6 5 4 2
♥ 9
♦ 8 6 2
♣ Q 9 6 3 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥1 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: ♥9 - Lead your partner's suit. You don't have the entries to cash Spades, even if you were to set them up.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 10 6 5 2
♥ Q 9 6
♦ 9
♣ 9 7 6 5 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣1♥1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♦9 - Lead your singleton rather than your partner's suit. The Hearts will serve as transportation later.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 9
♥ Q J 10 9
♦ J 9 6 3 2
♣ 8 7 5 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Pass3♥Pass4♥
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: ♥Q - Why would you lead your singleton? You would be ruffing with your own money.

Lead a Heart. It's safe.

Your result so far:
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